Had this idea while I was out shooting this evening. Yes I actually had my 4 x5 set up in an almost remote location (I can almost drive to) out here in the boonies AND I made nine whole exposures.
Anyway I was looking at my backpack laying on the rock cliff I was perched on and saw something I don't see in all those shots where people show us thier kits and setups. It occured to me that most of us do something unique to ourselves regarding our kit or our setup or whatever ... that could be useful to others.
I use rags. I'm very fond of soft white terry cloth 'hand towels' and I use them in several ways. I get the ones at Home Depot .... they're about 16" square. I wash them a couple times to soften them up. I roll them up and use them as spacers in the bag where a velcro devider doesn't fit. I wrap things like GNDs (in their own case) in them for extra padding. When I lay the collapsed VX 125 in the center of my bag, with a lens in it, between the various velcro deviders I use - I drape a nice soft rag over it and then loop my cable realese loosely around the lens so it's right there for ready use when I set up. AND I always throw a couple more somewhere in my kit as they come in handy in a myriad of ways.
That's my little tip. Anybody else got one to add?
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